Chicken

Most meat of chicken is in two leg quarters and in the breast. In general the leg meat ( thigh and drum stick) are regarded to have dark meat and breast meat to have white meat. I generally test high on abstract logic applications. Originally Answered: What pieces of chicken is white meat, and what … Read more

Like other birds, chickens also do not have lips. Chickens, being part of the bird species, have beaks in place of lips that serve them better. Beaks are better suited for chickens to find and eat food. Chickens have small tongues and no teeth. One more question we ran across in our research was “Does … Read more

Young spring chicks may molt several times before fall and thus skipping the normal molting season to continue their molting process the next year. One of the first things you may begin to notice is a shorter supply of eggs. Chickens feathers are made of 85% protein. Can chickens molt in winter? The molting can … Read more

Yes, apples are just as good and healthy for chickens as they are for us. Most fruits are fine for chickens, and help to provide a wide range of minerals, vitamins, and other good nutrition. It’s always worth double-checking a fruit is safe first. But very few aren’t. Can chicken have apples? Yes, chickens can … Read more

Another sign that your chickens are too cold is hypothermia. This life threatening issue can set in if chickens get chilled and can’t properly warm themselves back up. It can happen when chickens get wet, maybe from standing outside in rain or snow, or if they’re exposed to a cold draft in the coop. Yet … Read more

There is one technique that is perfect for cooking individual cuts of chicken to a certain temperature and holding them at that temperature. 3 It’s called sous vide cooking. With this cooking method, it’s a simple matter to heat your chicken breast to 165 F for as long as you want. How long to cook … Read more

The easiest way to give your chickens a free, balanced diet is to let them free range for their food. Most breeds of chickens will do just fine foraging for their own food. They’ll get their mix of protein from bugs, small rodents, and even frogs. They’ll find grasses, weeds, and other vegetation growing around … Read more

The end products of the chicken sandwich, sucrose, amino acids, emulsified fats and glycerol/fatty acids are absorbed through the intestinal wall. There is a layer of mucosa that lines the wall that consists of folds which are full of villi which are then covered with microvilli which increases the surface area dramatically. After being released … Read more

Chickens are part of the fowl family and they are warm-blooded animals. These animals can regulate their body temperature which means that they are able to sustain a steady temperature in various climates. They must maintain a steady internal body temperature for their bodies to function properly. Why are chickens warm-blooded? Warm-blooded animals like chickens … Read more

Here are your options for successfully incubating an egg: A broody hen. Homemade hacks like a styrofoam cart, heat lamp and thermometer can do the job but will need to maintain a temperature of and humidity for success. Incubators of any size can be purchased to do the work of maintaining optimal conditions for hatching … Read more